Status Complete Roof 685 feet (209 m) Height 209 m Phone +1 617-542-1555 Construction started 2013 | Type Residential, Retail Floor count 60 Floors 60 Architecture firm Handel Architects | |
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Location 1 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts Floor area 1.1 million square feet Address One Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110, USA Similar Millennium Place, 200 Clarendon Street, Filene's Department Store, Federal Reserve Bank Buil, One Boston Place | ||
Millennium Tower is a 60-story, 685 feet (209 m) residential skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion, the luxury high-rise was named the third tallest building in Boston, built at the site of the former flagship store for Filene's in Downtown Crossing. The property features 442 residences, a Roche Bros. grocery, and Class A office space. Limited occupancy by residents began in July 2016.
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Early development
Millennium Tower and the Burnham Building occupy the space of the former flagship Filene's store. When Filene's closed, the building was put up for sale and was bought by Vornado Realty Trust of New York. Vornado teamed up with Gale International for a $700 million redevelopment of the Filene's site. The project consisted of a 39-story tower including a 280-room hotel, a 125-seat restaurant, 475,000 square feet (44,100 m2) of office space, 166 residential condos, 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of retail space, and an adjacent park. However, when the project ran out of money, it left the Burnham building gutted and a massive hole where parts of Filenes that were built in the 1950s – 1970s once stood. The city of Boston eventually revoked the permit on the project.
In 2012, Millennium Partners took over the task and won approval for 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m2) of commercial and residential space in two buildings. On April 13, 2013, major tenant Arnold Worldwide was signed to occupy a large part of the new building. With the agreement in place, construction resumed. The building officially broke ground on September 17, 2013 with mayor Thomas M. Menino in attendance. On April 26, 2014, 600 trucks poured 6,000 cubic yards (4,600 m3) of concrete into a slab for the new building, making it the largest pour in the city's history.
Recent developments and tenants
Tenants as of 2013 already planned for the building included Roche Bros supermarket. As of August 2015 the tower is constructing two floors a week and is scheduled to top out on Thursday, September 17, 2015.
According to an August 2016 article in the Boston Globe, luxury condos have been purchased by local residents as well buyers from Asia and Europe. A Millennium executive estimated at the time that 75% of the owners will be living in their units in Downtown Crossing.